发展领袖研讨会

Melissa Skweres has received plenty of leadership experience during her time at 宾夕法尼亚万博manbetx全站下载. The junior Early Child and Special Education major serves as the executive chairwoman of the campus activities board and is involved in a host of extracurriculars.

但当她被提名参加发展中国家领导人研讨会时, which pairs students with community leaders who act as mentors to give insight into leadership in the workplace, 她不能错过这个机会.

“I really wanted to gain an understanding of what leadership meant outside of my own world here at York College,梅丽莎说.

同学Matt Scamuffo, 他主修数学，是斯巴达男子篮球队的成员, 还寻求新的前景.

“我一直参与体育运动, 队长的角色, 以及其他类似的领导职位,晚辈说。. “I thought this would be a great change in perspective dealing with professionalism and leadership in the community.”

见见你的导师

梅丽莎的搭档是总部位于纽约的MRG实验室的副总裁丽莎·威廉姆斯. Matt’s mentor is Jason Robinson, network manager for the Dover Area School District.

Lisa和Jason都是YCP的校友. They found the seminar an excellent chance to give back to their alma mater and to serve as a guide for students – helping others as they have been helped along the way.

“I’ve had a lot of great mentors, in school and my professional life,” Lisa says. “I really see the value of mentoring – instead of a boss or teacher telling you what to do, 导师向你展示并教你该做什么.”

The pairs meet on campus – for lunch or in a study spot such as the library – in a relaxed and conversational atmosphere. 第一次见面是为了互相了解.

“We’re both into sports, so I’ve gotten to know more about Matt that way,” Jason says. “我们谈论了他的课程和未来的计划.”

Even that early meeting helped give Jason insight into Matt’s leadership ability.

“他似乎是个天生的领导者，”杰森说. “He’s competitive on the court; but off, he’s very nice and willing to give his time to others.”

更深入的研究

已经开过几次会了, 两人在讨论中进行了更深入的挖掘, analyzing what the students are learning in the class that is part of the seminar.

梅丽莎和丽莎发现她们的处境相似, 丽莎正在攻读工商管理硕士学位. She’s also currently taking a leadership course.

“The foundations of management and leadership go all the way across the board,” Lisa says. “Science, education, whatever it may be – those fundamentals can be applied no matter what.”

That has helped Lisa give Melissa additional insight on the differences in leadership in college versus the workplace.

“She’s shown me how she’s worked in her leadership skills and rediscovered her own leadership in her career as opposed to being in school,梅丽莎说. “We’ve talked about challenges we’ve faced recently and how we’ve taken a step back and turned it from a challenge to something more beneficial.”

好处有很多

Both Jason and Lisa say they have been excited to have a chance to see the quality of students following in their footsteps at YCP.

“梅丽莎是个超级明星，”丽莎说. “从万博manbetx全站下载出来的学生的能力令人印象深刻. And I’m impressed with all the things Melissa can do and her involvement in things outside of classes.”

梅丽莎不仅会继续闪耀, 但她也能帮助别人做到这一点, 基于她目前所学到的.

“我真的获得了更多的见解，”她说. “每个人都有自己的力量，关键是要找到这种力量. 这让你了解他们将如何领导和如何帮助你.”

马特也看到了通过他所学到的东西来帮助别人的方法.

“I’ve learned about building that team philosophy and team perspective outside of a sports team,他说. “Hopefully, I can build on that, getting people motivated from all facets of a group.”

The York community may be bringing the benefits to the students through the mentorships, 但杰森看到了回报.

“I think it’s a good way to connect the community with York College,他说. “Being able to connect local leaders and businesses with students so they are better prepared out in their field is so valuable. 我认为这对双方都是好事.”